Is Wilmington University Worth It?

Wilmington University gives you a moderate financial return with one clear standout and a serious completion risk. At about $15,000 a year net, your median debt stays low at $20,000, and median earnings ten years out beat the typical bachelor's payoff. The problem is finishing: fewer than a quarter of students graduate, and barely half return after year one. That gap is the single biggest threat to your money here.

Nursing is where the numbers work. A nursing bachelor's pays over $73,000 with the lowest program debt on the list, around $15,000. That combination of high pay and low borrowing is the best deal Wilmington offers. Computer/IT management and management information systems land in the low $50,000s and still clear their debt comfortably. Accounting and business administration sit lower, in the mid-$40,000s, with debt climbing past $20,000, so the margin is thinner if you pick those.

The specific risk is that low graduation rate. Your debt is manageable only if you earn the degree that pays it off. Leave without finishing and you keep the loans without the nursing or IT salary that justifies them. Wilmington enrolls a lot of working adults, so budget for the years it actually takes you, not the catalog timeline.

The net price barely moves across income bands. Families under $30,000 pay about $15,200. families at $75,000-$110,000 pay roughly $19,300. There's no steep discount for lower incomes here, so if you're on a tight budget, compare this against Delaware's public options before committing.

This school fits you if you're heading into nursing or IT and you're confident you'll finish. If you're undecided or drawn to general business, the payoff is weaker and the completion odds make it a gamble.